Stoke City vs Southampton
Ref: F. Hallambet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire · 30,089 cap
Match recap
Southampton beat Stoke City 2–0 in their Championship fixture. Azaz and Downes scored for Southampton. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.87 for Stoke City versus 1.90 for Southampton. Stoke City sit 17th in the Championship table while Southampton are 4th.
First Half
10'
⚽
Azaz
Assist: Fellows
30'
Azaz
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Talovierov
⇄
Nzonzi
⇄
Rigo
52'
⚽
Downes
Assist: Stewart
65'
⇄
Léo Scienza
65'
⇄
Stewart
71'
Stephens
Yellow Card
72'
Peretz
Yellow Card
74'
⇄
Jander
⇄
Bae Jun-Ho
Fawunmi
Yellow Card
Mohammed Olabosun Lawal
Yellow Card
90'
⇄
Fellows
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 3 |  Millwall | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | +15 | 83 |
| 4 |  Southampton | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | +26 | 80 |
| 5 |  Middlesbrough | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | +25 | 80 |
| 16 |  Watford | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 |  Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | -5 | 55 |
| 18 |  Portsmouth | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | -15 | 55 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Stoke CitySouthampton
8Won
Statistical edge
8–6
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.87VS1.90
Attack1 · 4 won
10
Shots
11
3
Shots on target
4
7
Shots in the box
8
3
Shots outside box
3
4
Shots off goal
2
4
Corners
5
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
52%
Possession
48%
489
Total passes
449
405
Accurate passes
353
83%
Pass accuracy
79%
Discipline3 · 0 won
8
Fouls
18
2
Yellow cards
3
1
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
3
3
Blocked shots
5
0.42
Goals prevented
0.42
Stoke City
4-2-3-1
Southampton
4-2-3-1
Stoke City
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 7S. ThomasM
- 10Bae Jun-HoM
- 15S. NzonziM
- 17E. BocatD
- 18B. Lawal
- 19T. RigoM
- 25Tommy SimkinG
- 26A. PhillipsD
- 29L. CisséM
- 40M. TalovierovD
- 49M. SmitF
Substitutes
- 3A. CresswellD
- 4B. PearsonM
- 12T. SekoM
- 16B. WilmotD
- 23B. GibsonD
- 34F. FieldingG
- 46William SmithM
- 55Ruben CurlyM
- 56F. FawunmiF
Southampton
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4F. DownesM
- 5J. StephensD
- 6T. Harwood-BellisD
- 10F. AzazM
- 11R. StewartF
- 13Léo ScienzaM
- 14J. BreeD
- 18T. FellowsM
- 20C. JanderM
- 34WelingtonD
- 41Daniel PeretzG
Substitutes
- 1A. McCarthyG
- 3R. ManningD
- 15N. Wood-GordonD
- 17J. QuarshieD
- 24S. CharlesM
- 27K. MatsukiM
- 38E. JelertD
- 46Jay RobinsonF
- 49N. OyekunleF
Stoke City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Phillips | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Tomáš Rigo | M | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jun-Ho Bae | M | 78 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2/2 |
| Bosun Lawal | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Sorba Thomas | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0/2 |
| Milan Smit | F | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Tommy Simkin | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Steven N'Zonzi(C) | M | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Bocat | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Maksym Talovierov | D | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lamine Cissé | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/6 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Aaron Cresswell | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Gibson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Fielding | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ruben Curley | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| William Smith | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Pearson | M | 45 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tatsuki Seko | M | 45 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/2 |
| Ben Wilmot | D | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Favour Fawunmi | F | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
Southampton
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Stephens(C) | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Daniel Peretz | G | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Finn Azaz | M | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Tom Fellows | M | 89 | 7.3 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1/4 |
| Flynn Downes | M | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Taylor Harwood-Bellis | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Welington | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| James Bree | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leo Scienza | M | 65 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3/6 |
| Caspar Jander | M | 74 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Ross Stewart | F | 65 | 6.5 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Alex McCarthy | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nathan Wood | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joshua Quarshie | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elias Jelert | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Robinson | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Manning | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kuryu Matsuki | M | 25 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shea Charles | M | 16 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Nicholas Oyekunle | F | 25 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |